Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-26

Dangerous Fight Between Brothers
in-Lawiu Hail COunty-A Correspond
eat After the Pathological school
Commissioners with Sharp Stick
The Dickson Will Case Decision still
Withheld.
GEORGIA.
The young men of Eatonton have organ
ICED minstrel troupe TO raise money 70
help buy fatigue uniforms tor the Putnam
Rifles.
At HawKinsville. the drug firm of Tay-
Tor & JelKs has dissolved cOpartnershlp.
DIR. n. z. JelKs selling out mis- interest
In the business to r. }, Taylor.
John H. Owen has been commissioned
as Postmaster at Woliden, new post
ofice named Monk has been established
In Campbell county, four miles west oil
Red Oak, and John X. Jeans has been ap-
pointed Postmaster.
The continued rains have raised the
Oconee beyond its banks, and few more
inches Will stop the factories. From the
country comes reports OF nigh streams
and some of them are impossible. Inere
Will doubtless be spring Hood before
the weather breaks.
The ladies' OF the Methodist church OF
Eatonton gave splendid supper In the
vacant storeroom OF a. Phillips Tuesday
night to raise funds to make some repairs
on the parsonage, Despite the inciement
weather quite large crowd was present
and neat little sum was realized.
1t has been ascertained that as soon as
United States Internal Revenue Collector
nGrenshaw became satisfied OF the truth
ne rumors about the frauds committed
krawtord's distillery, he wrote to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue at
Washington city, requesting him to re-
lease Crawford from mis- bond. This &C.
Cured last week.
Dmovement is on foot to secure an
once OF tue southern telegraph Com
pany in Athens. A gentleman Of That city
is in correspondence with an official OF
that company, and enough business has
been guaranteed. 1t is said, to warrant
the company in building a line and OPEN
ing an office. A number of merchants
have offered TO give the new office a lib
eral patronage.
Last Wednesday evening Joe Lesser
and Henry Corn, brothers-in-law, who
reside near Gambler, in Hall county, on
their return home from town, while nnder
the Influence OF liquor, had falling out
and came to blows. In the fray Lesser
used his pocketknife and cut Corn across
the throat, INJECTING quite an ugly wound,
but probably not a fatal one. 1t is said
that the two men have not been on good
terms for some time, and have had several
tights before.
A startling incident occurred at Coch-
ran Tuesday night. Miss Carrie Stanley
played "Monte Cristo'' TO q fair house,
and when Edmund Dsute's freedom from
prison and s'rule Of the world was pro-
claimed by bonfres q small strip OF the
calico scenery took fire, and in an in
slant was detached and consumed. but it
produced panic in a portion OF the au-
dIence, and a stampede was the order for
fay mir al
ever, soon restored quiet, and the play
proceeded to its end.
One day this week Charlie Thornton
was passing through some woods near
Sandy Cross, In Oglethorpe county, and
all at once the cries Of a child was heard
further out In the forest. he FASTENED in
the direction OF the sound, and a nearer
approach brought him in sight of a small
negro child, apparently 9 months old.
The little thing had almost cried its eyes
out, and was cold and hungry. 1t seemed
TO have been out there for some time.
Mr.. Thornton took the child TO his home,
gave 1t to a negro woman to care for, and
at this writing is doing we'll. Up to this
time no one has claimed 1t or made any
inquiries for 1t.
1t is understood that after March l an
order will go into effect that Will take be-
tween 81, 900 and Sc, 900 out of Macon. On
that day the railway postal clerks now
running between Macon and Atlanta, and
between Macon and Jesup, will run be-
tween Jesup and Atlanta, making Ma
con, so to speak, way station. The
clicks now in the service on the East
essee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
live IN Macon. The change forces them
TO take up their residence In either Jesup
or Atlanta. AS they get somewhere in
the neighborhood of $1,000 year salary,
and as there are six of them, the loss to
Macon is no small item.
Brunswick possesses very strong
musical and dramatic club. On Monday
evening it's monthly concert was attended
on invitation by a brilliant assemblage of
friends, who were treated to a select pro-
gramme of music. McDufie. well known
in connection with the Brunswick and
Western railroad, is an ccomplished
ViOiinist, and along with G. j. Luun, the
able pianist and organist of the club, rem
llered some fine selections. The vocal
contributions OF Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Good
year. Misses Colesberry, Penniman and
Hine, Aessrs. Glover, Dunn and Upper
were much applauded. The club possesses
n handsomely. furnished room ana owns
some tirst-class instruments.
A Tennessee lady writes the MORNING
NEWS as follows: Sadersville, Robin
SON county, Tenn, Feb. %, 1SS7.-Mv
father was a Confederate soldier-from
Georgia-and was wounded and died
when was but an infant. and my mother
moved TO this State soon afterward, and
she went deranged, and was sent to the
Orphans Home and have not seen her
since, and l have no recollection what
part OF Georgia my father was from, and
beiNb very anxious to trace up my peo-
pie | write this, asking the MORNING
NEWS to make note of the following,
and ask other country newspapers TO
copy. My fathers name was Martin
jackson. He married my mother. whose
name was Sarah (or Sally Jones. He
died at his home, j think, in Georgia,
IRON a wound. think he was perhaps a
lieutenant or captain. Please have all
Information sent to Mrs, Katie Bourne,
care OF b. A. Bourne, Sadlersville, Robin
son county, Tenn.
There are very few cases that have
come up 10 the Supreme Court that have
attracted the public interest that the
Dickson will case has. Aside from the
very large amount Of property involved,
aggregating nearly $5o0,OO0, there are
questions OF law and public policy that
combine to make it rather an extraordi-
nary case. The delay on the mart OF the
court in dnsB&sts%rvssfsion is cre-
ating some comment. Before the death